Home Office

Offences against Children: Rotherham

Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she intends to take to implement the recommendations made in the Independent Inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham from 1997 to 2013.

Norman Baker: The failings in Rotherham exposed by this inquiry are appalling and the Coalition Government is absolutely clear that the lessons of past failures must be learned. This report was commissioned by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in October 2013. The terms of reference state that the Council will make public their response to the report, which I understand they are now currently considering. I visited Rotherham in early September to meet interested parties and emphasise the importance the Government attaches to this matter. The Government has announced the establishment of an independent Child Abuse Inquiry Panel to examine the way state and non-state institutions have treated child sexual exploitation. It will take full account of what happened in Rotherham and elsewhere, and will advise on any further action (which would include any legislative changes) needed to address any gaps or failings within our current child protection systems. In addition, the National Group, which I lead, will later this year be publishing an update workplan, which will take into account the events in Rotherham.

Stansted Airport

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much UK Border Force has spent at Stansted Airport in the last five years.

James Brokenshire: UK Border Force has spent £47 million at Stansted Airport in the last five years. This includes fixed team pay and non pay related costs for Border Force operations at Stansted. It does not include infrastructure costs.

Radicalism

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been referred to the Channel strand of the Prevent programme in each of the last five years; how many people completed the programme to which they were referred in each of those years; how many of those people were referred to the Channel programme because they were feared to have been radicalised abroad or taken part in terrorist-related activity abroad; what the (a) gender and (b) age was of those referred to the Channel programme; and how many people from each region were so referred.

James Brokenshire: Since Channel was rolled out nationally in 2012, over 2,000 people have been referred to the programme and hundreds of people have been offered support. The Home Office intends to publish further data on the Channel programme later this year. Before this happens, the Hon. Member may find it useful to visit the website of National Counter Terrorism Policing (NCTP - formally ACPO TAM), which has published its own data on Channel at the following URL: http://www.acpo.police.uk/ACPOBusinessAreas/PREVENT/NationalChannelReferralFigures.aspx

Radicalism: Wales

Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last discussed steps to tackle extremism with Ministers in the Welsh Government; and when the next such meeting is planned.

James Brokenshire: Home Office Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of international partners, as well as organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are passed to the Cabinet Office on a quarterly basis and are subsequently published on the Cabinet Office website which is available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-meetings-with-external-organisations-jul-sep-2013

Counter-terrorism

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British citizens who have travelled to (a) Syria and (b) Iraq and returned to the UK since January 2014.

James Brokenshire: As the Prime Minister said in his statement in the House on 1 September 2014, we now believe that more than 500 people have travelled from the UK to become involved in the conflict in the region. A significant subset of those are believed to have returned.

NATO: Newport

Stephen Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the protective security measures required for policing the NATO Summit in Wales will be removed as soon as possible after the conclusion of that summit.

James Brokenshire: Protective security measures in Cardiff began to be dismantled on Friday 5 September, and the city centre barriers were cleared by Saturday. Every effort is being made to remove remaining security measures as quickly as possible, while minimising disruption.

Terrorism

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her press statement of 29 August 2014 on the threat level from international terrorism, what options will be available to staff at border control to deal with UK citizens refused re-entry to the UK because they are suspected of involvement in terrorist activities in Iraq or Syria.

James Brokenshire: The Prime Minister's statement to the House on 1 September 2014, referred to a targeted, discretionary power to prevent certain British nationals from returning to the UK. We are working closely across government to work up proposals in line with our international obligations. In the case of dual nationals and naturalised citizens in certain circumstances, the Home Secretary may be able to deprive these individuals of their British citizenship and subsequently exclude them from the UK. These decisions are taken personally by the Secretary of State, reflecting how seriously the matter is taken.

Immigration Controls

Paul Blomfield: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers in each industry category set out in the Government's Office of National Statistics Standard Industrial Classification system hold a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence.

James Brokenshire: The information requested is set out in the table below.Industry sectorNumber of SponsorsAccommodation199Accommodation and Food Service Activities656Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities69Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies38Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities202Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel1Activities of households as employers; production activities of household for own use3Activities of membership organisations286Administrative and Support Activities1Administrative and Support Service Activities227Advertising and market research290Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing60Air transport107Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis240Arts, Entertainment and Recreation513Civil engineering86Computer programming, consultancy and related activities1,052Construction313Construction of buildings98Creative, arts and entertainment activities352Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities52Education2,173Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply131Employment activities166Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas110Financial and Insurance Activities922Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding972Fishing and aquaculture5Food and beverage service activities1,389Forestry and logging1Gambling and betting activities21Human health activities959Human Health and Social Work Activities803Information and Communication17Information and Communications1,805Information service activities298Insurance, reinsurance, pension funding exc compulsory social security158Land transport and transport via pipelines33Legal and accounting activities380Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities56Manufacture of basic metals24Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations72Manufacture of beverages26Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products75Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products5Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products125Manufacture of electrical equipment129Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery79Manufacture of food products138Manufacture of furniture17Manufacture of leather and related products7Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.129Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers38Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products7Manufacture of other transport equipment29Manufacture of paper and paper products22Manufacture of rubber and plastic products53Manufacture of textiles35Manufacture of tobacco products6Manufacture of wearing apparel33Manufacture of wood/cork/straw/plaiting (not furniture)5Manufacturing978Mining and Quarrying48Mining of coal and lignite1Mining of metal ores14Mining support service activities22Movies, video. & TV prog, sound recording & music publishing activities78Office administrative, office support and other business support activities216Other manufacturing251Other mining and quarrying11Other personal service activities305Other professional, scientific and technical activities795Other Service Activities2,296Postal and courier activities14Printing and reproduction of recorded media23Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities1,440Programming and broadcasting activities40Public Admin and defence; compulsory social security34Public administration and defence; compulsory social security115Public Administration and Defence1Publishing activities149Real Estate Activities275Remediation activities and other waste management services9Rental and leasing activities25Repair and installation of machinery and equipment49Repair of computers and personal and household goods11Residential care activities554Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles420Scientific research and development187Security and investigation activities30Services to buildings and landscape activities39Social work activities without accommodation182Specialised construction activities48Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities464Telecommunications206Transportation and Storage150Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service & related activities150Undifferentiated goods/services, activities of private households (own use)8Veterinary activities63Warehousing and support activities for transportation60Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery21Water collection, treatment and supply12Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management1Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities30Water transport63Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles47Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles495Wholesale and Retail Trade; Vehicle Repairs3Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles316Total27,047

Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve security between the UK and the Republic of Ireland to prevent the return through Ireland of British-born jihadists; and if she will make a statement.

James Brokenshire: The Government is working closely with the Government of Ireland to secure the external border of our Common Travel Area through more consistent levels of control, increased data-sharing to support immigration decisions, more closely aligned entry and visa requirements and a shared approach to the use of advance passenger information to identify individuals posing a threat to the people of the Common Travel Area.

Ministry of Justice

Secondment

Sadiq Khan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secondments into his Department there were in each year since 2010; from which organisations each such person was seconded; and into which areas of his Department they were seconded.

Andrew Selous: The number of secondments into the Ministry of Justice are set out in the table below:  Jan-Dec 2010Secondment sourceMoJ DeptNumber of secondmentsCumbria ProbationMoJ HQ1British Broadcasting CorporationNOMS1Sussex ProbationNOMS1Identity and Passport ServiceNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS1Department of HealthNOMS1Northumbria ProbationNOMS1The Rent ServiceNOMS1Durham Tees Valley ProbationNOMS1Job Centre PlusNOMS1Northamptonshire ProbationNOMS2Hampshire ProbationNOMS1North Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1London ProbationNOMS1Leicestershire and Rutland ProbationNOMS2Cambridgeshire ProbationNOMS1Essex ProbationNOMS1Probation ServiceNOMS2Home OfficeNOMS1Thames Valley ProbationNOMS1West Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1Norfolk & Suffolk ProbationNOMS1 Jan-Dec 2011Secondment sourceMoJ DeptNumber of secondmentsIdentity and Passport ServiceNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS2Department of HealthNOMS1Northumbria ProbationNOMS1Durham Tees Valley ProbationNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS1Norfolk & Suffolk ProbationNOMS2Job Centre PlusNOMS1Northamptonshire ProbationNOMS2North Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1Leicestershire and Rutland ProbationNOMS1Cambridgeshire probationNOMS1Essex ProbationNOMS1Probation ServiceNOMS1Thames Valley ProbationNOMS1West Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1 Jan-Dec 2012Secondment sourceMoJ DeptNumber of secondmentsLegal Services CommissionMoJ HQ1Vehicle Operator Services AgencyNOMS1Identity and Passport ServiceNOMS1UK Border AgencyNOMS1Department of HealthNOMS1Northumbria ProbationNOMS1Department of Work & PensionsNOMS1Durham Tees Valley ProbationNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS1Norfolk & Suffolk ProbationNOMS2Northamptonshire ProbationNOMS2Cambridgeshire probationNOMS1Essex ProbationNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS1Thames Valley ProbationNOMS1West Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1 Jan-Dec 2013Secondment sourceMoJ DeptNumber of secondmentsDevon & Cornwall Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Essex Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Hertfordshire Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Lancashire Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Legal Services CommissionMoJ HQ2London Probation TrustMoJ HQ2Norfolk & Suffolk Probation ServiceMoJ HQ1Parole BoardMoJ HQ1Staffordshire & West Midlands Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Surrey and Sussex Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Wales Probation TrustMoJ HQ2Warwickshire Probation TrustMoJ HQ1West Mercia Probation TrustMoJ HQ1Vehicle Operator Services Agency (VOSA)NOMS1Cabinet OfficeNOMS1UK Border AgencyNOMS1Liverpool City CouncilNOMS1Nottinghamshire ProbationNOMS2Department of EducationNOMS1Department of HealthNOMS1West Midlands PoliceNOMS1Department of Work and PensionsNOMS1Lincolnshire ProbationNOMS1Norfolk & Suffolk ProbationNOMS2Northampton ProbationNOMS1Office for National StatisticsNOMS1Northamptonshire ProbationNOMS1Cambridgeshire probationNOMS1Essex ProbationNOMS1Home OfficeNOMS2Thames Valley ProbationNOMS1West Yorkshire ProbationNOMS1 The following caveats to the data should be noted: · For 2010 to March 2011 data includes Scotland and Wales Offices. From April 2011 onwards these Offices are excluded. · Legal Aid Agency was created on 1 April 2013 therefore any secondments from the Legal Services Commission cease to be secondments and become loans from that date. · Data on secondment sources that are incomplete are shown as an unknown entry. We are unable to verify if these are actual secondments and they could possible be loans. · Below are the numbers of unknown entries: Time PeriodNumber of unknownsJanuary to December 201022January to December 201115January to December 201217January to December 201336